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Stop and search, arrests, and mental health detentions, March 2026

Statistics on stop and search, arrests for notifiable offences. This release will also include statistics on detentions under Section 135 and Section 136 of the Mental Health Act previously included in the Other PACE powers statistics publication.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 1 October 2026

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Police powers and procedures: Stop and search, arrests and mental health detentions, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2026

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Stop and search summary data tables, year ending 31 March 2026

ODS, 464 KB

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Stop and search open data tables, year ending 31 March 2021 to year ending 31 March 2026

ODS, 35.6 MB

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Stop and search open data tables, year ending 31 March 2007 to year ending 31 March 2020

ODS, 3.61 MB

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Stop and search outcomes summary data tables, year ending 31 March 2026

ODS, 55.7 KB

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Stop and search outcomes open data tables, year ending 31 March 2017 to year ending 31 March 2020

ODS, 1.55 MB

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Arrest summary data tables, year ending 31 March 2026

ODS, 75.7 KB

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Arrests open data tables, year ending 31 March 2026

ODS, 35.4 MB

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Detentions under the Mental Health Act (1983) data tables, year ending 31 March 2026

ODS, 203 KB

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Stop and search data query tool

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 11.4 MB

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Stop and search – ethnic disparity time series dashboard

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 960 KB

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Arrests - ethnic disparity time series

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Pre-release access list for: Police powers and procedures: Stop and search, arrests and mental health detentions, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2026

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Statistics on stop and search, arrests for notifiable offences, and detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983.

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Published 1 October 2026